Chemical Engineering - Mass Transfer

26.
Which of the following is an undesirable property in a tower packing ?
Large surface per unit volume.
Large free cross-section.
Low weight per unit volume.
Large weight of liquid retained.
Answer: Option
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27.
Water entrained by circulating air in cooling towers is termed as
drift
blow down
vapor load
none of these.
Answer: Option
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28.
A 25 cm x 25 cm x 1 cm flat sheet weighing 1.2 kg initially was dried from both sides under constant drying rate conditions. It took 1500 seconds for the weight of the sheet to reduce to 1.05 kg. Another 1m x 1m x 1cm flat sheet of the same material is to be dried from one side only.Under the same constant drying rate conditions, the time required for drying (in seconds) from its initial weight of 19.2 kg to 17.6 kg is
1000
1500
2000
2500
Answer: Option
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29.
With increase in temperature, the rate of leaching increases, because the
diffusivity of solute increases.
viscosity of solvent decreases.
thermal conductivity of solute increases.
none of these.
Answer: Option
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30.
Humidity chart is useful for the solution of problems concerning condensation, vaporisation and air conditioning. At a given dry bulb temperature, value of humidity obtained from the humidity chart directly, is in terms of __________ humidity.
molal
relative
percentage
none of these
Answer: Option
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